Wildlife
Goals and Objectives
Identify common wildlife species based on wildlife signs including fur, hair, feathers, gnawing, nests, rubbings, pellets, tracks, bird calls and scat from list provided.
Identify basic wildlife survival needs.
Describe specific adaptations of wildlife to their environment and role in the ecosystem.
Describe predator-prey relationships and examples.
Describe the potential impact of the introduction of non-native species.
Describe the major factors affecting threatened and endangered species and methods used to improve the populations of these species.
Describe ways habitat can be improved for specific species by knowing their requirements.
Discuss the concepts of carrying capacity and limiting factors.
Discuss various ways the public and wildlife managers can help in the protection, conservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife populations.
Describe food chains and webs and cite examples.
Describe factors that limit or enhance population growth.
Evaluate a given habitat for its suitability for designated species, given a description of their habitat needs.
Identify basic wildlife survival needs.
Describe specific adaptations of wildlife to their environment and role in the ecosystem.
Describe predator-prey relationships and examples.
Describe the potential impact of the introduction of non-native species.
Describe the major factors affecting threatened and endangered species and methods used to improve the populations of these species.
Describe ways habitat can be improved for specific species by knowing their requirements.
Discuss the concepts of carrying capacity and limiting factors.
Discuss various ways the public and wildlife managers can help in the protection, conservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife populations.
Describe food chains and webs and cite examples.
Describe factors that limit or enhance population growth.
Evaluate a given habitat for its suitability for designated species, given a description of their habitat needs.
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Internet sources of information concerning wildlife & habitat management:
Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks
NE Kansas Upland Bird Partnership
K-State Extension Wildlife Management
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Perdue Univ. - Wildlife Crop Damage
Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses
FHSU - Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
KARS Natural Resource Planner
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
NRCS Kansas Continuous CRP Fact Sheet
The Cougar Network - Using Science to Understand Cougar Ecology
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Resource Center - Aging deer by teeth
NE Kansas Upland Bird Partnership
K-State Extension Wildlife Management
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Perdue Univ. - Wildlife Crop Damage
Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses
FHSU - Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
KARS Natural Resource Planner
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
NRCS Kansas Continuous CRP Fact Sheet
The Cougar Network - Using Science to Understand Cougar Ecology
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Resource Center - Aging deer by teeth
Luke Kramer, Biologist and Pat Reise with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks presenting at the wildlife station during the 2011 Kansas Envirothon competition.
Photo Credits: Robert Leinemann
